Daily Republican., 1887-08-20
Phiiadelphis Items.


Carter had an unpleasant mee' ing yester-
day. Carter hit kee with a cobblestone
and is now down IN Moyamens' Prison.
Sam Wah Kee writes hierogly phics on
shirt checks at 1871 Ssnsom street and
Carter Is q strolling merchant In veget
able productions. Yesterday morning
Carter told Kee he was not eating enough
squashes or onions TO make him fat and
he offered the Mongolian a job lot of
Salem County squashes.
The Chins man said he didn't want any,
but the darkey huckster insisted that Sam
Wsh did, and pictured 1t as the opportu.
nity OF his Celestial lifetime. Then Sam
Wah Kee pointed his finger at the door
and told Carter 10 so. Carter went, bot
he sent cobblestoue through the glass
window TO take his place.
The laundry man was found OF his back
with lump on his head and the unpic-
turesque cobblestone near him. When
he had his head repaired he gave strong
circumstantial evidence against Carter
and the flying section Of SAMSON street.
He had told his story TO Magistrate Glenn.
ent yesterday afternoon and was in the
attitude Of the yrtuous hero undaunted
as he shook his fist and shouted: "Hea
sayah meah dsmma foolh. Now hea
damma floolh,' And the court lourgers
thought likewise when Carter was unable
toigive bail AID was taken to the County
I2il,
Jennie Battou, colored, was given a
hearing yesterday morning before Magis-
trste South Charged with ssssulting
Andrew Little, a'so colored, with knife.
Little and his sisA!lant had been living
together as mau and wife for several
years In thoroCshfare known as Forty
Two gun Battery on Tucker street, be.
low Cambri1ge. On Thursday night the
negress was d. the residence OF James
Bradley, where she often did cooking.
Little followed hrF 20 the house In an IN
toxicated condition.
He went TO sleep in a chair, but soon
fell of OF 1t, sui then blamed Jennie for
hitting him. She denied It, wkereuoon
be struck her hard blow on the fore
head. She fed - the street and was fol
lowed by Li;:le. Then drawing pen
knife she plunge! Il into his breast, in
licting serious wound. He went home
and was conveyed O the Episcopal Hos
p!tal. Acting Sergeant Myers, OF the
Fifteenth district, arrested the woman at
Bradley's hoUsc. AZ the hearing she ad-
m!ttei stAbtlg Little and wss held in
81 500 for LII. Acar.ng August 80.
Little went back home early yesterday
morning Las night he was weak from
loss OF blood. tg: It's condition was not
considered crit al.
Two lads wa.Eti into the detective de
partmept al .le entral Station last L light
and said they taf be n deirauded Of three
dollars. THY .od Superintendent Brown
tnat their names were Joseph McCase and
John Cannon. The former is twelve years
old and the ls:ier eleven. About two
weeks ago they left their homes near
Norristown AMI went TO work on a farm
near Bryn N4wr. Yesterday they were
given $l.jO each and d!scharg d A
colored man mined Henry johnson had
been working OIL the farm, and he volun
teered to take tie boys TO Wilmington,
promising 10 get item work there. They
say they gave johnson their money, aud
when they Tra he'd this city he sent them
away on al erraEd. When they return ed
b had dis4p ppe4red. Josie McCase asked
superintendent Brown II he couldn't send
detective olt 20 arrest johnson. The
othcer told him he would attend 70 that
In the morning. The boys were then
locked up Their parents will be noti.
ned TO dsy OF their Whereabouts.
c. 7. Case, l22 north Fortieth street,
ohe oil ,ne brakemen OF the Penpsylyania
Railroad WHO have been arrested on the
charge u rob5ing freight trains, has
made eoniession. AS q result of his
confession K VI. Calm, 1928 Richmond,
anoihel brakeman, was arrested yester-
day Case says the robberirs have been
gong oE FOR long time and were carried
out oa systematic plan. He said they
"oud axe Toe goods 10 the house of
II us Drake, 1893 Sylvan street. She
ether ,o.d them or pawred them. The
understanding with Ter was that she was
70 e, -a.i the receipts, and the other half
WcLt u tie man who stole the goods. The
Officers Lave thus far succeeded ia recoy-
er:pg merchandise to the value of $500,
but Ills : said TO be only small fraction
| Of tie whole.
W...An NcAichael, l25 Watkins street.
informed Lieutenant Patterson, oil the
I"elty lith district, Wednesday, that a
boy named Henry Newton, who had been
eouLI 70 lin, had run away. Early yes.
te'd4y al officer found the lad a. house
on Stone House lane, and took him 10
the station house. He pleaded with
Lieutenant Patterson not TO send him
tack 10 tie McMichaels, saying that he
hsd teeE forced 10 run away on account
Of lie cruel treatment. Tne police in
fes, gated the case and obtained sufficient
ey.lence 10 warrant the arrest cf both
NJ eA.cLael and his wife. They were ar
tA.Rnei Ueiore Magistrate Fulmer, who
ae.4 hem - bail Tor luther hearing
hex. week.
E.zsteh O'Neil, who was found
drowned III the Delaware on Thursday,
- n -=yeral years an inmate OF the in.
safe department. ST Block ey. Her com.
f.a.-i W4s an exaggeratsd d form OF child.
.s1tssS. she was SLOWED 10 accompany
Le' Laughter home on Tuesday 10 see hel
,'sA 1lssaad, a pass being given her oy
-: Harriet W. Brooke. The iuques,
". te he'd to-day, when the matter O.
s.H.tg lie pass will also b. inquired into
liz f.Y.ician's excuse is that II is q CON
mel ;t1ac 10 issue these passes 20 suct
oa'rl;. as have recovered sufficiently tc
Wa '-L, such an act. II s believed thu
"oiLll committed suicide.
Els.rser Thomson, mangled and crush h
ei' die- in the Presbyterian Hospital q
'"tl'y i've minutes past one yesserda,
M6Flirs He was the engineer of 393
ne VIZ engine which dash over the ele
'.e'A'~i railroad Thursday night ant
c'as1ei into engine l loo near the Powell
'oL Avenue Station after he had bee
--o"L from the cab a. Seventeenth
stree.
The ;en.m'le swimming contest be
"ee- D-unis F Butler, William II
b.4sEauFs. and Robert ? Magee for s?J
''ir AID the long distance cham piou
mp Tll take place in the Delaware o
-Q;s14y, August 25. II VIII close al
*, . at opposite Ridgway Park. Tn
'-st. 4Ee all hne sw!mners.
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